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In Brief Celebrity prenup stories attract attention because they make a private legal document sound like headline entertainment. The more useful lesson for couples in England and Wales is more...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-prenup-high-net-worth-couples/
In Brief Managing a UK sponsor licence is not a simple administrative task that can be delegated to a new admin recruit. Nor can companies expect busy HR professionals to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-management-support-in-the-uk-how-ots-solicitors-help-employers-stay-compliant/
In Brief The Home Office has updated its nationality priority treatment guidance to reflect a new paid Priority Service for citizenship applications. For applicants who want a faster nationality decision...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/british-citizenship-priority-service-2026-new-30-working-day-route-for-nationality-applications/
In Brief The Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 could significantly affect the way immigration, asylum, human rights, deportation and modern slavery cases are handled in the UK. The Bill has...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-and-asylum-bill-2026-why-applicants-should-review-their-uk-immigration-position-now/
In Brief If you are facing removal to France after a negative trafficking or modern slavery decision, a new High Court judgment may be highly relevant, but it does not...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/high-court-rules-home-office-trafficking-reconsideration-policy-unlawful-what-the-france-removal-judgment-means/
In Brief If you or a member of your family has received a deportation decision, you may be able to appeal where removal would breach the Refugee Convention or your...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-i-appeal-a-uk-deportation-order-dabo-article-8-and-the-2026-rules/
In Brief The Home Office has published new operational guidance for Service Supplier applications under the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. The arrangements create a defined route for qualifying...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-india-ceta-service-supplier-visa-the-1800-place-cap-and-new-12-month-assignments/
In Brief A Home Office EUSS review or ‘minded to curtail’ letter does not itself cancel your pre-settled status. It is an opportunity to respond before the Home Office makes...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/home-office-euss-pre-settled-status-review-letters-how-to-respond-to-continuous-residence-and-uk-absence-concerns/
In Brief A payslip showing the correct gross salary does not necessarily prove that a Skilled Worker sponsor is complying with the immigration rules. If you are required to return...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-a-skilled-worker-sponsor-make-you-pay-back-wages-salary-cashbacks-visa-threats-and-what-to-do/
In Brief Awaab’s Law Phase 2 is due to take effect in England on 30 November 2026, subject to parliamentary approval of the draft amendment regulations. It will extend the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/awaabs-law-phase-2-new-social-housing-repair-deadlines-from-30-november-2026/
In Brief When parents with parental responsibility disagree about whether their child should attend school or be educated at home, neither parent should assume that acting first will settle the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-one-parent-decide-to-home-educate-a-child-school-and-home-education-disputes-after-separation/
In Brief For Category F or Category G, the Home Office does not normally assess freelance or sole-trader income by looking only at the six months immediately before the application....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/self-employed-income-and-meeting-the-uk-spouse-visa-financial-requirement-2/
In Brief A Skilled Worker does not have to wait for an extension visa to expire before applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain. If a valid, in-time extension application remains...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-you-apply-for-skilled-worker-ilr-while-a-visa-extension-is-pending/
In Brief In this article, our UK Immigration Solicitors provide a comprehensive guide on visa curtailment for employers and sponsored workers navigating the UK immigration system. Visa curtailment can have...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/visa-curtailment-and-its-impact-on-sponsored-workers-and-uk-employers/
In Brief Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister on 20 July 2026 did not, by itself, amend the UK Immigration Rules, invalidate sponsor licences or change the conditions of existing Skilled...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/andy-burnham-is-prime-minister-what-changes-for-uk-immigration-sponsors-and-skilled-workers/
In Brief A parental order is the specialist family court order that transfers legal parenthood after surrogacy from the surrogate, and any other person who is a legal parent, to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/parental-orders-after-surrogacy-uk-eligibility-evidence-and-overseas-cases/
In Brief Divorce and employment law claims can overlap when one spouse has a pending employment tribunal claim, receives redundancy or settlement compensation, loses their job during the divorce, or...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorce-and-employment-law-tribunal-claims/
In Brief A British citizenship application normally requires two referees. One referee can be of any nationality but must be an acceptable professional person. The other must hold a British...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/british-citizenship-referee-requirements/
In Brief A straightforward child arrangements application may be resolved at or shortly after the first court hearing, but a contested case can take many months. The latest Ministry of...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-long-does-a-child-arrangements-order-take/
In Brief A Certificate of Sponsorship records the annual salary a sponsor has undertaken to pay. A below-rate week or month does not necessarily prove that the worker has been...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-revocation-uk-how-to-challenge-a-home-office-revocation-and-save-your-licence-2/
In Brief The Supreme Court’s judgment in Akbars Restaurant (Middlesborough) Limited v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] UKSC 26 is important for any employer reviewing an illegal-working...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/home-office-civil-penalties-for-illegal-working-after-akbars-employer-and-sponsor-licence-guide/
In Brief An overseas business can use a UK Expansion Worker sponsor licence for more than one senior employee, but it may not be able to sponsor both employees at...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-expansion-worker-sponsor-licence-for-directors-and-a-regulated-uk-business/
In Brief A child can, in an appropriate case, enter the UK under the de facto adoption route and later become the subject of a formal UK adoption order. The...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/de-facto-adoption-visa-uk-can-you-bring-a-child-to-the-uk-and-adopt-them-here/
In Brief A refusal of an FLR(FP) or other family-life application does not necessarily mean your relationship case is over. Where the Home Office has refused because it does not...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/flrfp-refused-because-of-your-relationship-using-new-evidence-and-article-8-in-an-immigration-appeal/
In Brief If you want to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), the race is on to apply while the current immigration rules are in force. On any reading, the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/10-year-ilr-long-residence-rules-earned-settlement-reform-explained/
In Brief You are probably surprised and angry about the Home Office’s decision to refuse your Spouse Visa application and focused on how the visa refusal will affect your sponsoring...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-immigration-solicitors-guide-to-spouse-visa-refusal-what-you-should-do-if-the-home-office-has-refused-your-spouse-visa-application/
In Brief If your spouse or partner has passed away, your UK immigration status will initially feel of low priority. In time, you may want guidance and support in understanding...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/bereaved-partner-ilr-settlement-rights/
In Brief Media reports published on 19 and 20 August 2026 say that Prince Harry, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and their children plan to return to the UK after...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-british-citizenship-and-meghan-markles-absence-2/
Emma Wagner Double is a Legal Services Officer at OTS Solicitors. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Law with Criminology from the University of Sussex. Emma has gained...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/team/emma-wagner-double/
Shaima Tahir is a Paralegal at OTS Solicitors with practical experience in litigation case work, particularly possession proceedings and related property disputes. Shaima supports solicitors with the progression of litigation...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/team/shaima-tahir/
In Brief For BN(O) families planning settlement, the practical consequence of the change is that, from 8 October 2026, a child under 18 on the application date will not have...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/euss-child-education-primary-carer-pre-settled-status/
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